Coal-scuttle



(M0del.)

E. F. LEWIS.

- GOAL SGUTTLE.

No. 284,030. Patented Aug. 28 1883.

' INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES N. PETERS. Pholo-Lllllognphcr. Washington. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COAL-SCUTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed January 31, 1883.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, RnYs FREDERICK Lnwis, of Wilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ooal-Scuttles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improvement partly in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan View of the same taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a part of the bottom of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 2.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the insertion of coal in the fire-boxes ofeoole ing-stoves. I

-A is the body of the scuttle, which is provided with a bail, B, a side handle, (3, and a cover, D. The lowerend of the scuttle A is made of such a size as to fit into a boiler-hole Patent No. 284,030, dated August 28,, 1883.

(Model) I side of the flange G, and through a slot, K, in the side of the scuttle A, below the bottom F and above the flange E, as shown in Fig. 1. The outer end of the valve I is provided with a handle, L, for convenience in operating the said valve.

In using the scuttle, it is placed in a boilerhole of the stove, with the flange E resting upon the stove-top. The valve I is then opened and the coal is allowed to flow into the fire-box. When the desired amount of coal has entered the firebox, the valve I is closed and the scuttle is removed from the stove.

With this construction no coal dust or ashes can escape into the room while the stove is RI-IYS F. JLEVIS- IVitnesses:

WVILLIAM D. J oNns, JAS. J ONES.

being supplied with coal, and no coal will be 

